Information about #686779 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#686779 presents itself as a muted, almost neutral grey — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dolphin (#6A6873). Nearby in the Register you will also find Comet (#636373) and Mist Blue (#646D7E).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(104, 103, 121)), which gives #686779 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#686779 color variations
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#686779 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#686779 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#686779 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#686779 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#686779 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #686779 color
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Nearest named colors to #686779
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#6A6873
#636373
#646D7E
#716675
#656A70
#616D7E
#636D70
#695B7C
#666A6D
#6A7376
#666F6F
#6B6A6C
#686779 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#686779
- RGB104, 103, 121
- CMYK7, 7, 0, 53
- CSSrgb(104, 103, 121)
- HSL243°, 8%, 44%
- HSL Precise243.333°, 8.036%, 43.922%
- HSV243°, 15%, 47%
- HSB243°, 15%, 47%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.404
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
- GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.404, 0.475)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.404, 0.475, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.404, 0.475)
- Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB40.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID686779
- DECIMAL ID6842233
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
